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The Museum isn’t the only one celebrating an important birthday this year.

The Carle is the international champion for picture books. We collect, preserve, and present picture books and picture-book illustrations for audiences passionate about children’s literature.

Explore Art

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Current Exhibition

Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition

June 25 - December 31, 2022

Going to pieces at The Carle.

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Current Exhibition

Finding Nura: Rediscovering an American Modernist from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection

April 16 - November 6, 2022

Discover the art of this modernist painter and her intriguing view of childhood.

An open Art Studio with artworks on display, stools and chairs, and bright light streaming through the windows.

Making Art Together

Accessibility in the Art Studio

Learn more about how the Art Studio incorporates accessibility into our spaces, materials, and educational practice.

Upcoming Events

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Three sisters and a fox talk among a crop of corn, beans, and squash.

Special Storytime: Danielle Greendeer

Sunday, November 6 2022
2 - 2:30 pm

Join us for a special storytime that retells the Thanksgiving story for a more inclusive America, and honors the Native peoples who made it possible.

Children and instructor point up at the sky.

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Friday, November 4 2022
11 am - 12 pm

Join us for creative movement inspired by Kathleen and Michael Hague’s Goodnight Fairies. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet!

Three musicians sitting on a stone wall with puppets, a guitar, and tamborine.

Family Music Concert with Tom Knight and In the Nick of Time!

Saturday, November 12 2022
10:30 - 11:30 am

Join us for a rocking good time for all, BIG and small! Beloved Pioneer Valley musicians Tom Knight and In The Nick of Time are celebrating the release of new music.